Film gala

Durch unsere Augen

A neighbourhood film by and with women from Mehringplatz

Registration required at info@qm-mehringplatz.de

  • Film
  • Music
German / 
A camera crew of women are outside filming another woman

The connection between the women around the Arab theme table of the Quartiersmanagement (neighbourhood management) on Mehringplatz and HAU Hebbel am Ufer has a long history. In the project “Durch unsere Augen” (Through Our Eyes), these women act as authors, directors and image and sound designers of their own films. Together with filmmaker Therese Koppe, they learnt about film techniques by watching films together over a longer period of time. The aim was to appropriate the medium of film as an empowering means of creation and expression. The resulting documentary and essayistic film draws on the women´s own experiences, everyday realities, challenges and joys in urban Berlin. Matching Berlinale February, the film will be presented this evening at HAU1 with live music and a subsequent discussion.

Cast

Concept and idea: Therese Koppe, Wafaa Khattab / Artistic direction: Therese Koppe / By and with: Asmaa Abu Liel, Ranja Kayed, Maysa El-Fares, Ruba Abdelfatah, Yamama El-Khaled, Najwa Koussa, Sabah El-Ahmad, Nadia Abdul Al, Ahlam Abdul Al / Artistic collaboration and documentation: Luis Miguel Benavides, Nina Szkolka (tesserae) / Live music: Arabisches Musikinstitut Berlin / Choirmaster, Oud: Nabil Arbaain / Kanun: Shingo Masuda / Violin: Zaher Alkaei / Bass: Hans Bilger / Drums, Nay: Romeo Natur / Guitar: Mathieu Schmidt / Saxophone: Shadi Al Masri / Oud: Qasim Kzar / Guitar: Nameer Alabboodi / Choir: Process support and networking: Wafaa Khattab (Quartiersmanagement Mehringplatz), Lea Hartung (ZLB) and Stella Konstantinou (HAU to connect) / Dramaturgy film gala: Wafaa Khattab, Stella Konstantinou / Moderation: Stella Konstantinou, Volkan Türeli

Dates

Past
Premiere
Sat 3.2.2024, 18:00 / HAU1

Credits

A co-operation between Quartiersmanagement am Mehringplatz & HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Supported by: District Office Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing.

Location

HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin

There are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Access to the Parkett by means of a separate entrance with lift when necessary. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Tickets for wheelchair users and accompanying persons can be booked via the ticketing system. If you need any help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or send us an email totickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de.

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